Class: Karen Benke and Prartho Sereno - Ripping & Stirring: A Creative Writing Adventure Camp
Four Mondays: June 18-July 9
for kids entering 4th & 5th grade with Karen Benke, author of RIP THE PAGE! and Prartho Sereno, author of Causing a Stir
Here’s a camp to get you to open up to your inner life, rip into favorite words, and cook up some tantalizing images. We’ll play on and off the page with original detail and paint—literally—our poems into illustrations and greeting cards. You’ll leave with favorite haiku, pantoums, and poetry riddles. Just come with your curiosity and willingness to be surprised! All materials included.
Karen Benke has inspired kids’ creative journeys in the form of poem-making for 17 years as a California Poet in the Schools and has authored a collection of poems, Sister, and a new book for kids and kids-at-heart, Rip the Page! Adventures in Creative Writing. Prartho Sereno has been one of Marin County’s beloved Poets-in-the-Schools for over 12 years. Her prize-winning poetry collections include Causing a Stir: The Secret Lives and Loves of Kitchen Utensils (winner of a 2008 IPPY) and Call from Paris.
- Street:
- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Class: Karen Benke - Experimental Writing Circle for Boys & Girls Entering Sixth Grade
Unwind your mind and play with words in a whole new way. Surprise yourself with syntax, verb your nouns, write in fragments and feel right at home. We'll leap from open-ended writing experiments and sample meandering mini memoirs, using never-before-seen prompts from Karen's forthcoming book for tweens, LEAP WRITE IN! Adventures in Creative Writing that will s-t-r-e-t-c-h & surprise your one-of-a-kind mind! (Shambhala, 2013)
- Street:
- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Class: Karen Benke - Leap Write In! Experimental Writing Camp for the Middle School Crowd
Four Tuesdays: Aug. 7 - 28
We'll use prompts and experiments from Karen Benke's forthcoming book Leap Write In! Adventures in Creative Writing to s-t-r-e-t-c-h and surprise your one-of-a-kind mind. The focus will be on what's required to truly surprise ourselves and turn our wild lines into poems, mini memoirs, and imaginative sketches. Snacks included! Camp limited to 12 students.
- Street:
- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
